Debate Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Debate lesson 16: Part 2 test: formal debate · Set 938 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (Know the rules of the room): Find the topic of the question: motion, roles, order, timing, POI, judging, phrases or speech structure. Use that lesson’s tip — two sides; take turns, proposition first; speakers × minutes + breaks; short and polite; content, style, strategy; disagree with respect; PEEL. For number questions, write the calculation before you answer.

1. 1.🕒 Why does a debate have a timekeeper? (a) to choose motions (b) to keep speeches fair (c) to judge content (d) to ask questions
2. 2.🕒 A debate slot is 36 minutes. The judges need 6 minutes at the end, and 6 speakers share the rest equally. How many minutes does each speaker get?
3. 3.✋ Is the speaker accepting or declining a POI? “Yes, please go ahead.” (a) accepting a POI (b) declining a POI
4. 4.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
5. 5.🏗️ Which part of PEEL is this line? “Secondly, sport teaches teamwork.” (a) evidence (b) point (c) link (d) explain
6. 6.📜 The team that argues for the motion is called… (a) the audience (b) the proposition (c) the opposition (d) the judges
7. 7.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 2 breaks of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
8. 8.📜 Is this a debatable motion? “This House would replace exams with projects.” (a) not debatable (b) debatable
9. 9.💬 Polite or impolite? “Whatever. Next!” (a) impolite (b) polite
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) confident posture (b) a clear team plan (c) good pace and pauses (d) eye contact
11. 11.True or false: presenting the team’s second and third arguments is a job of the third speaker. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🕒 A debate has 6 speakers who speak for 5 minutes each, plus 1 break of 2 minutes. How many minutes does the debate take in all?
13. 13.💬 How should you begin a debate speech? (a) insult the motion (b) tell a long joke (c) start shouting (d) greet judges, opponents
14. 14.True or false: “arguing when declined” is a good POI habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.💬 Polite or impolite? “Stop talking, you are wrong!” (a) polite (b) impolite
16. 16.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 2nd opposition speaker or the 1st proposition speaker? (a) 2nd opposition speaker (b) 1st proposition speaker
17. 17.🏗️ In PEEL, what comes right after the Point? (a) evidence (b) explain (c) link
18. 18.🎤 In our format, which speaker brings no brand-new arguments? (a) the third speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the first speaker
19. 19.💬 Which word should you never use about an opponent’s idea? (a) “interesting” (b) “fair” (c) “important” (d) “stupid”
20. 20.⚖️ Which side must prove the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
21. 21.True or false: “This House believes a year has twelve months.” is a debatable motion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎤 In a 3-a-side debate, who speaks first: the 3rd opposition speaker or the 2nd opposition speaker? (a) 3rd opposition speaker (b) 2nd opposition speaker
23. 23.⚖️ Which side speaks first? (a) the proposition (b) the opposition
24. 24.✋ A speech is 6 minutes long. The first minute and the last minute are protected (no points of information). For how many minutes can points of information be offered?
25. 25.⚖️ Which side defines the key words? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
26. 26.✋ A speech is 5 minutes long. The first minute and the last minute are protected (no points of information). For how many minutes can points of information be offered?
27. 27.True or false: “saying “On that point”” is a good POI habit. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 Who decides which team wins? (a) the timekeeper (b) the audience (c) the loudest team (d) the judges
29. 29.✋ Good or poor POI habit: mocking the speaker? (a) a good POI habit (b) a poor POI habit
30. 30.Which of these is true of the opposition? (a) says “I beg to propose” (b) defines the key words (c) speaks first (d) is against the motion
31. 31.True or false: “My worthy opponent claimed it costs too much, but the facts say otherwise.” opens a speech. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ Which side is for the motion? (a) the opposition (b) the proposition
33. 33.True or false: “Only a fool would believe that.” is a polite debating line. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking with teammates (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) relevant examples
35. 35.🕒 A speaker goes far over time. What usually happens? (a) they get a bonus (b) nothing at all (c) they win (d) they can lose marks
36. 36.Which of these is a poor POI habit? (a) offering in mid-speech (b) standing up to offer (c) saying “On that point” (d) talking before accepted
37. 37.🎤 In our 3-a-side format, whose job is this: giving the team line in one sentence? (a) the first speaker (b) the second speaker (c) the third speaker
38. 38.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) strategy (b) content (c) style
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 35, 40 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) judges dislike it (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) it is not allowed

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